Razor-strop.



P. P. SCHENK.

RAZOR STRG?.

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'SIJFFICE PHILIP P. SCHENK, 0F UTICA, SOUTH` DAKOTA.

RAZOR-STRG?.

Application filed December 31, 1915.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP P. Soi-HENK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Utica, in the county of Yankton and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Razor-Strops; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in razor strops and my object is to provide a multiplicity of layers of paper and use the same for sharpening razors.

A further object is to provide means for securing the ends of the strips of paper together whereby a concrete body structure will be formed. And a further object is to provide means for engagement with the ends of the strop for suspending the same in operative position.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the accompanying spec1fication.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure 1 is a plan view of the strop suspended in operative position. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the strop when removed. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a strop having a built up handle and attaching end thereon. Fig. 5 is an edge elevation thereof, and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one end of the strop showing the manner of forming the cross heads.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l indicates the body of the strop which is preferably constructed of elongated strips of paper of any preferred grade, the ends of each strip of paper being folded over to form insert strips 2, which, after being pasted to the strip to which they are attached, are pasted to the next succeeding strip, this manner of attaching the strips together forming cross heads 3 at each end of the body, the extent of the pasted portion being limited to the area of the folded over ends.

The object in folding over the ends of the strip and pasting the same together in the manner shown is to provide reinforced sec Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Serial No. 69,638.

tions or cross heads at the ends of the strop member with which are to be engaged devices for suspending the strop and holding the same in operative position, the reinforcing of the ends of the strop in this manner preventing the strop from tearing out at the points of engagement with the suspending means.

Instead of forming cross heads at both ends of the body portion, one of the ends may be cut in such manner as to form a hand hold 4- which may be grasped for holding the loose end of the strop while the same is being used, the cross head at the opposite end thereof being provided with an opening 5 for the reception of any suitable form of anchoring means.

When the strop is formed in the manner shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, clasps 6 and 7 are attached to the cross heads 3, said clasps boing substantially U-shape and having spring tongues 8 and 9 which are adapted to be forced into engagement with one face of the cross head by means of latches l0 and 1l, said latches being so arranged that when turned to one position the tongues will move out of engagement with the cross heads and will securely clamp the cross heads between the tongues and lower arms of the clasps when swung in the opposite direction, said latches having inwardly bent portions to form stops 12 and 13 which limit the swinging movement of the latches in one direction. rlhe clasp G has an eye 14 attached thereto which is designed to engage a hook 15 attached to any suitable support, while the clasp 7 is provided with a handle 16 which is to be grasped and held while the razor is being moved over the strop.

By forming the strop of strips of paper, the same sharpening eii'ect, if not better, is derived as when a leather strop is used, and when the first layer of paper becomes worn through or in any wise mutilated, it may be separated from the remainder of the strop by tearing the strip ofi' adjacent the cross heads thus leaving a new surface with which to engage the razor. It will likewise be seen that by attaching the clasps to the ends of the strop as shown, they may be transferred from one strop to the other and used indefinitely. And it will likewise be seen that the strop may be very cheaply constructed and can be placed upon the market at a minimum cost and that one set of clasps may be sold with a number of the prepared strops.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

l. A strop Vcomposed of superposed strips of paper, the ends of each strip being folded Y of'eaoh of said strips being folded over and secured to the Vface of the respective strip,

'y the folded ends of said Vstrips being secured area of the folded.

together Y throughout the over portions, the strips between the folded over ends being free from. each other.

secured to the face of the respective strip,

the folded ends of said strip being securedVV together throughout the area of their ends the distance of the folded over portions to form cross heads, the remainder of said strips being separated from each other, and means to engage said cross heads for sus# pending said strop. Y Y

In. testimony whereof I Vhave signedjmy naine' to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' BHILIP P. SCHENK; Witnesses: Y'

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Y Washington, D. C. Y y 

